he MIT Space Plasma Group was originally founded by Professor Herbert Bridge and Professor Bruno Rossi. The group's current staff consists of John Belcher , Alan Lazarus , John Richardson , Justin Kasper , Pamela Milligan , and Leslie Finck . Recent former members of the group include Chi Wang , Slobodan Jurac , and Justin Ashmall . We honor the memory of our colleague Karolen Paularena (1957-2001).